Sunday, August 12 – Electric Day

Master of Ceremonies

Preston Reed

One of the greatest and most influential guitarists in the world, Preston Reed has been captivating audiences globally for almost three decades with the two-handed integrated percussive style he began developing in the 1980’s. He is a direct influence on many of today’s best known acoustic players, such as Andy McKee.

The power and depth of Preston’s timeless, imagery-evoking compositions are as unique as his execution. Blues, rock, metal, funk, jazz and classical styles are distilled into a breathtaking visual and sonic experience – a border-hopping musical language that tells stories without words.

As millions of YouTube viewers have discovered, Reed’s recordings and live performances continue to define the sound of the pioneering compositional guitar genre he invented over a quarter century ago.

Scott Goldman

Los Angeles-based fingersylist Scott Goldman has been playing guitar for over 30 years. He found his inspiration at Leo Kottke concert in the early 1970’s and has never looked back. As life takes its twists and turns, Goldman ended up eventually taking a day job but continued to pursue guitar playing in his spare time. After sharing some of the tracks with friends, Goldman was encouraged to put together an album of recordings. The compositions on Off Season range from moody and contemplative (“A Sonar”) to more aggressive pieces like “Traffic Stop.” In addition to opening Guitar Town annually, Goldman, who is Executive Director of The GRAMMY Museum, serves as Master of Ceremonies for Guitar Town’s main stage performances, as well as moderator for the popular Guitar Town morning guitar workshops.

Friday, August 11 – Kick-off Bash

John Jorgenson Electric Band

John Jorgenson is a GRAMMY® Award winner known as one of the world’s most talented guitarists and multi-instrumentalists who co-founded landmark groups The Desert Rose Band and the Hellecasters, played guitar in Elton John’s band for many years and has collaborated with the likes of Sting, Billy Joel, Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Dylan. He won ACM Guitarist of the Year three consecutive times, was included in Guitarist Magazine’s “100 Guitar Heroes” and “100 Most Influential Guitarists” and received Guitar Player Magazine’s “Album of the Year” with the Hellecasters. Jorgenson’s Electric Band showcases an international ensemble including renowned Scottish bassist Alan Thompson (Rick Wakeman, John Martyn, Jeff Beck), Franz Bazzani on keys (Albert Lee, Tommy Emmanuel), and Italian drummer Cesare Valbusa (James Burton, Carl Verheyen).

GRAMMY® Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton has said “John Jorgenson is one of my most favorite players. He is incredibly versatile, and his solos are unique and melodic, played with amazing technique. ‘My’ guitarist’s guitarist.” GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Elton John has called Jorgenson a “brilliant guitarist.” American Songwriter Magazine has written “To call John Jorgenson a musical phenomenon is a bit of an understatement” and the Los Angeles Times has noted “[John Jorgenson is] one of the most respected guitarists in the world.”

Jorgenson’s latest release — an ambitious and acclaimed limited edition 3-CD box set titled Divertuoso — features three new albums: one from his gypsy jazz quintet (John Jorgenson Quintet), one from his bluegrass band (J2B2), and a solo album of instrumental electric guitar work, including a guest appearance by Brad Paisley.

Saturday, August 11 – Acoustic Day

Christie Lenée

2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Christie Lenée is a captivating performer with a devoted following among instrumental, folk-pop and rock band audiences. Combining guitar mastery, contemporary singer/songwriter and a passion for storytelling, she thrives on bringing people together through the language of music

Christie’s unique guitar work and profound instrumental compositions are well described as ‘Michael Hedges meets Joni Mitchell and Dave Matthews.’ Among the vast community of Fingerstyle and tapping guitarists, her niche is the integration of melodic pop lyricism with catchy hooks that excite both modern commercial listeners and classic purists. With a menu of percussive and sonic effects, and larger than life sounding instruments, her solo shows embody layers of orchestral elements with a wide array of dynamics and harmonic textures.

Christie’s pieces have been showcased at the NAMM Show in Anaheim and Nashville, live on National Television and Radio, on stage with artists such as Tim Reynolds (guitarist for Dave Matthews Band), Andy McKee, Tommy Emmanuel, Amy Ray from the Indigo Girls and Stanley Jordan to name a few. Her most recent album “STAY” was one of three finalists for “Best CD of 2016” (Indie Acoustic Project Awards), including the song “Love Who You Are” nominated for a 2016 Posi Award in the category “Songs for Personal Transformation.”

Rory Hoffman

Rory Hoffman is a Nashville based multi-instrumentalist who is a two-time winner of “Musician of the Year” from Nashville’s ICMA, and is a 2012 inductee into the South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame. Raised on a small ranch in North Dakota, Rory grew up recording and touring with the family Gospel band. He started teaching himself to play guitar and piano at age 3. By age 5 he was the drummer in the family band. He currently plays over a dozen stringed, keyboard and wind instruments.

Hoffman has played the Grand Ole Opry numerous times, as a soloist and as a sideman with Ricky Skaggs, Kathy Mattea and John Cowan. Working with these stars and others has enabled him to play several notable festivals, including Telluride with John Cowan, Djangofest as part of the John Jorgenson Quintet, and Guitar Town. Kacey Musgraves asked Hoffman to play on her Christmas album, and was part of her 2016 tour promoting that release. He has performed in Norway, Italy and Jamaica thus far and deeply enjoys any opportunities to travel the world, experiencing the culture and sharing music. When not out on the road touring, Hoffman is proud to be in several local Nashville bands, including 50 Shades of Hay, and the Gypsy Hombres.

Just Jazz Guitar and Guitar Player magazines have written feature articles about Hoffman’s unique guitar style.

Hoffman’s personal musical career was jumpstarted in 1999 upon winning Grand Champion Instrumentalist at the Christian Artist Seminar in the Rockies. In 2001 he traveled to Nashville for the first time to record his instrumental Gospel CD, Blind Faith. He then helped form Depot Music Productions, based in Mobridge South Dakota. There he self-produced his second album Fishin’, this time choosing country music as his theme. While with Depot Music, Hoffman produced several other studio projects for local and regional artists.

Hoffman moved to Nashville in the spring of 2008. In 2011, he released his third album, Swing Expedition. On this project, he demonstrates his abilities and inventiveness on almost every instrument he plays. Tunes range from a gypsy jazz arrangement of a Star Wars Theme and a bossa nova rendition of a classic country song to an all-harmonica treatment of a Cole Porter standard.

Tour de Fourth, Hoffman’s latest album, entered the world in 2016. Rather than focus on a certain style of music, this album features music that demonstrates Hoffman’s skill and diverse interests in country, western swing, jazz, polka, latin, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and gospel music. It is a mix of original songs, and fresh arrangements of standards. Hoffman is proud to feature over 25 friends, all of whom are superb Nashville musicians, on the project.

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

Based on a mutual love of bluegrass, country, blues, western swing, and other string band music of all kinds, the partnership of Dobro player Rob Ickes (who also plays superlative lap steel guitar in the duo on occasion) and acoustic/electric guitarist + vocalist Trey Hensley continues to delight and astound audiences of traditional American music around the globe.

Since the duo decided to join forces and make their collaboration the focus of their touring and recording careers in 2015 and after cutting their first album on Compass Records, Before The Sun Goes Down (nominated for a GRAMMY® Award), they have continued to bring their music to venues near and far.

They’ve performed in places as close to home as Nashville’s world famous Station Inn—a frequent and favorite showcase–and as far away as Denmark’s Tonder Festival as well as an impressive number of the most prestigious U.S. music festivals, including MerleFest, Rockygrass, ROMP, Wintergrass, Bluegrass Underground, AmericanaFest, and the Freshgrass Festival, just to name a few. On the books for 2018 are high-profile performances at IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, Vancouver Island MusicFest, Sisters Folk Festival, the Strawberry Music Festival, Larryfest, the Pagosa Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Guitar Town, the Bear Creek Folk Festival, and a co-bill with Jorma Kaukonen at Fur Peace Ranch in Pomeroy, Ohio. The duo has toured the European continent four times, as well as England, Ireland, and Australia, with more European dates set for 2018.

Their second album on Compass, Country Blues, released in 2016, testified to the growing diversity and expansion of their collaborative talents and repertoire. The duo were also key players on Original, the recent highly-lauded Compass Records album by bluegrass giant Bobby Osborne. Their participation garnered a Recorded Event Of The Year Award at the 2017 IBMA Awards for Osborne’s version of “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” on the GRAMMY®-nominated album. Rob and Trey also were on the 2016 Recorded Event Of The Year IBMA Award winner, “Fireball,” featuring Special Consensus, in 2016.

The duo, who is currently working on their third album, shared a number of concert bills in 2017 with the great and influential mandolin master David Grisman and Australia’s fleet finger picking guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, both enthusiastic admirers of the duo.

Ickes, IBMA’s Dobro Player of the Year recipient an unprecedented 15 times, grew up in California’s Bay Area, cutting his teeth on traditional bluegrass since several family members played. After moving to Nashville in the early ‘90s, he quickly became one of the Dobro’s acknowledged masters, touring with several top bluegrass acts, and becoming a familiar face at recording studios in town. His playing has graced the recordings and concerts of artists as diverse as Earl Scruggs, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, The Cox Family, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Tony Rice, and more. Ickes was also a founding member of the critically acclaimed bluegrass “super group” Blue Highway for 21 years.

Hensley’s rich, resonant baritone voice is very versatile and his guitar playing on acoustic and electric guitar is a highlight of any Ickes/Hensley set, with a wide range of influences from The Allman Brothers Band and Ray Charles to Charlie Daniels and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Hensley grew up in eastern Tennessee, one of the cradles of traditional music. When he was just 11-years-old, he was brought onstage by Marty Stuart to play with Marty and Earl Scruggs—at the Grand Ole Opry. Hensley has played onstage or opened for artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Steve Wariner, and Peter Frampton.

Andy McKee

Andy McKee is among the world’s finest acoustic guitarists. His youthful energy and attention to song structure and melodic content elevates him above the rest. He entertains both the eye and the ear as he magically transforms the steel string guitar into a full orchestra via his use of altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits and a signature two-handed technique.

McKee’s crossover success has helped him to achieve millions upon millions of YouTube viewers, underscoring his emergence as one of today’s most unique and influential artists. He has been featured as a cover story in both Acoustic Guitar Magazine in the U.S. and Acoustic Magazine in the UK, and is also the figurehead of the unique Guitar Masters tours. McKee’s tour dates have taken him through Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, including tours with legendary acts including Prince and Dream Theater.

Live performances of Andy’s have become a point of fascination with his loyal followers. So, in late 2015, Andy decided it was time to release a live album. Featuring tracks from his entire catalog, Live Book was recorded live in December 2015 at The Melting Point in Athens, GA, the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth, GA, and Workplay in Birmingham, AL. McKee went through the recordings from all three shows and selected the finest takes of each set. Reflecting on the song choices, he looks to provide current fans the chance to relive their favorite shows, and hopes that he can showcase the energy he creates for those who haven’t been able to attend a show and new fans alike.

John Jorgenson Quintet

Music virtuoso John Jorgenson, known for his exquisite guitar licks and world-class musicianship, has garnered recognition for contributing to GRAMMY®-winning and numerous platinum-selling albums. In addition to acoustic and electric guitars, Jorgenson is also regularly featured as a master musician on mandolin, saxophone, clarinet, bouzouki, pedal steel, and as a vocalist.

Jorgenson’s dynamic Quintet and its authentic gypsy jazz—the string-driven swing created by Jean “Django” Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in 1930s Paris—is recognized internationally. One of the elite gypsy jazz players in the world, Jorgenson portrayed Django Reinhardt in the Hollywood feature film Head in the Clouds and his quintet has been hailed the “U.S. ambassadors of gypsy jazz.”

All About Jazz has described a live performance by the John Jorgenson Quintet as “a mix of soulful romance and rollicking celebration, with Jorgenson’s fingers a blur that created avalanches of notes and chords, his dazzling prowess often caused listeners to gasp at the speed and sound…” In a live review, No Depression noted “Jorgenson’s dexterity, speed, and beauty on acoustic guitar were astonishing, and one could only watch in awe…I struggle to think of a more accomplished guitarist I have seen on stage.” And NPR has observed that “John Jorgenson has insanely fast fingers – they’re nothing but a blur when he’s notes-deep into a song.”

Castro Valley, California native and Patuxent Music recording artist Casey Driscoll studied at renowned music school Belmont University in Nashville under many great teachers, including the legendary Buddy Spicher, which lead Casey to south Georgia to meet and learn from fiddle legend Frank Maloy.

Rory Hoffman is an award-winning Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist. Raised in North Dakota, Rory started teaching himself to play guitar and piano at age 3 and now plays over a dozen stringed, keyboard and wind instruments, including guitar, piano, and accordion in the quintet. He performs worldwide and has played the Grand Ole Opry numerous times as a soloist and sideman.
World renowned Dutch double bassist Simon Planting has studied with Europe’s finest, including at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Jazz at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, and has played with the top echelon of jazz manouche guitarists. Now based in San Francisco, he has been a member of the John Jorgenson Quintet since 2009.

Long-time Quintet member and Alabama native Rick Reed spent many years in New York City treating jazz audiences to his remarkable drumming chops before relocating to Nashville, where he has played with a diverse range of artists from Shelby Lynne to Ray Davies from the Kinks.

In 2015, the John Jorgenson Quintet released its most ambitious recording to date, Returning, as part of the limited edition, 3-CD box set, John Jorgenson – Divertuoso (Cleopatra Records), which received widespread acclaim. The masterful quintet can be seen performing on stages all over the world.

Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola’s ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades, three gold albums and more than six million in record sales worldwide. A bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner (winning more awards than any guitarist living or dead), and prolific composer, he has amassed over 30 albums as a leader while collaborating on more than a dozen or so others with the likes of the fusion supergroup Return to Forever (with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White), the celebrated acoustic Guitar Trio featuring fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, and the Rite of Strings trio with bassist Clarke and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. And while his dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars has afforded him regal status among the hordes of fretboard fanatics who regularly flock to his concerts, the depth of Di Meola’s writing along with the soulfulness and the inherent lyricism of his guitaristic expression have won him legions of fans worldwide beyond the guitar aficionado set.

Sunday August 12 – Electric Day

Mark Selby Tribute

This tribute to the late, great Mark Selby — long-time friend of Guitar Town who we lost last year to cancer — will include performances by Chopper Anderson (Mark’s bassist), Daryl Burgess (Mark’s drummer), and Rick Brantley (who Mark produced and wrote many songs with), among others.

Johnny A.

Boston Hall of Fame inductee Johnny A. is a Gibson and now Epiphone signature guitarist (the Johnny A. Gibson is one of their most popular selling signature models) is a spectacular performer guaranteed to mesmerize an audience with the 1st riff! Johnny has shared the stage with artists from BB King to Steve Vai and everybody in between and has performed at such prestigious festivals as Eric Clapton’s Crossroads, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Tokyo’s Fuji Rock Festival. Coming back to his roots, Johnny has developed an intimate solo performance celebrating some of the greatest, and most influential, guitar work in history.

Pat Bergeson

Guitarist and harmonica player Pat Bergeson has written, toured, and recorded with many of his musical heroes. Beginning at the University of Illinois in his home state, he moved on to New York City and picked up a Jazz Studies degree at William Paterson University. After playing in New York for 10 years, he moved to Nashville upon the request of Chet Atkins who heard Pat on a demo tape. Chet invited him to play on his album Sneakin’ Around with Jerry Reed, and later featured Pat’s guitar and compositions on his 1994 releases Read My Licks and Simpatico with Chet Akins and Suzy Bogguss. Pat continued to tour and record with Chet for several years and was named as one of his Top 12 favorite guitarists in the Oct. 2001 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine.

A versatile guitarist and harmonica player, Bergeson’s style incorporates jazz, blues, rock and finger style. He is known for his session work with a variety of artists such as Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Dolly Parton, Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald, Tommy Emmanuel, Bill Frisell, Martin Taylor, Suzy Bogguss, Chrissie Hynde, Bill Evans, Benny Golson, Joey DeFrancesco, and many others. He has toured with Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Suzy Bogguss and Madeleine Peyroux. Bergeson has been a teacher and producer, played on many GRAMMY® Award-winning records, and has appeared on many movie soundtracks.

By overwhelming demand, Pat released Hippy Dance!, a fun, funky, jazz-blues-inflected party record featuring his harmonica and guitar virtuosity along with the tuba stylings of Dan Anderson. The record also features some of Bergeson’s favorite musicians — Jeff Coffin, Steve Shapiro, Jim White, and several others among them.

John Jorgenson Electric Band w/ Special Guest Stig Mathisen

John Jorgenson is a GRAMMY® Award winner known as one of the world’s most talented guitarists and multi-instrumentalists who co-founded landmark groups The Desert Rose Band and the Hellecasters, played guitar in Elton John’s band for many years and has collaborated with the likes of Sting, Billy Joel, Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Dylan. He won ACM Guitarist of the Year three consecutive times, was included in Guitarist Magazine’s “100 Guitar Heroes” and “100 Most Influential Guitarists” and received Guitar Player Magazine’s “Album of the Year” with the Hellecasters. Jorgenson’s Electric Band showcases an international ensemble including renowned Scottish bassist Alan Thompson (Rick Wakeman, John Martyn, Jeff Beck), Franz Bazzani on keys (Albert Lee, Tommy Emmanuel), and Italian drummer Cesare Valbusa (James Burton, Carl Verheyen).

GRAMMY® Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton has said “John Jorgenson is one of my most favorite players. He is incredibly versatile, and his solos are unique and melodic, played with amazing technique. ‘My’ guitarist’s guitarist.” GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Elton John has called Jorgenson a “brilliant guitarist.” American Songwriter Magazine has written “To call John Jorgenson a musical phenomenon is a bit of an understatement” and the Los Angeles Times has noted “[John Jorgenson is] one of the most respected guitarists in the world.”

Jorgenson’s latest release — an ambitious and acclaimed limited edition 3-CD box set titled Divertuoso — features three new albums: one from his gypsy jazz quintet (John Jorgenson Quintet), one from his bluegrass band (J2B2), and a solo album of instrumental electric guitar work, including a guest appearance by Brad Paisley.

Coco Montoya

The old Willie Dixon adage, “blues is truth,” perfectly describes the searing, contemporary blues-rock of world-renowned guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya. Taught by the “Master of the Telecaster,” Albert Collins, but with a hard-edged sound and style all his own, Montoya mixes his forceful, melodic guitar playing and passionate vocals with memorable songs, delivering the blues’ hardest truths. He earned his status as a master guitarist and soul-powered vocalist through years of paying his dues as a sideman with Collins (first as a drummer) and then with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, before launching his solo career in 1993. Five years of constant touring with Collins and ten years with Mayall turned him into a monster player and dynamic performer. Montoya has released eight solo albums—including three for Alligator between 2000 and 2007—and has played at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world. Guitar Player says Montoya plays “stunning, powerhouse blues with a searing tone, emotional soloing, and energetic, unforced vocals.”

Robben Ford

Robben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Greg Allman, John Scofield, Susan Tedeschi, Keb Mo, Larry Carlton, Mavis Staples, Brad Paisley, and many others.

Ford’s first attempt at forming his own jazz quartet was picked up by legendary blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon, which brought Robben to L.A. He toured the U.S. and Europe with Witherspoon and was seen by Tom Scott and members of The L.A. Express, who were about to begin a promotional tour with Joni Mitchell for her recording, Court and Spark. Ford was invited to play guitar on the tour and played on two recordings with Mitchell and The L.A. Express. “The two years I spent with Joni were the most formative of my musical life. Joni was just brilliant and very accessible, and the members of The L.A. Express became good friends and teachers. It was great.”

Beatle George Harrison invited Ford to join him on his Dark Horse tour of the U.S. and Canada, raising his musical profile even further. Shortly after the two month stint with Harrison, Ford moved to Colorado to take a much-needed break from music and to study with Buddhist teacher, Chogyam Trungpa. In 1977, he was approached by Elektra Records, which produced his first solo recording, The Inside Story, with a group of musicians who went on to become the Yellowjackets.

Elektra closed their doors in the early 1980’s, leading to a time of uncertainty. Ford moved to San Francisco to be close to family and his early musical history. Soon his career would take another upward swing, recording and touring with Michael McDonald, securing a recording contract with Warner Brothers Records, and meeting his soon-to-be wife, actress Anne Kerry.

After moving to New York, Ford was invited to play with musical icon Miles Davis. “Producer Tommy LiPuma played Miles my work with the Yellowjackets, then three days later Miles called me personally to join his band. Shocking!” recalls Ford. He lamented having to leave Miles after only six months because of recording commitments with Warner Brothers, but was told by Miles that if he ever wanted to come back, “just come back.”

Ford’s 1988 release for Warner Brothers, Talk to Your Daughter, brought his first Grammy nomination (Best Contemporary Blues Recording), and he started touring the world under his own name. After leaving Warner Brothers, Robben signed with Stretch/GRP Records, where he finally found a real home for his creativity, recording three CDs for them with his band,The Blue Line (Tom Brechtlein on drums and Roscoe Beck on bass). After a very fruitful eight years, Ford disbanded the group and recorded two more CDs for the label which had then become Stretch/Blue Thumb: Tiger Walk, an instrumental recording produced in New York with Keith Richard’s rhythm section, and Supernatural, his most accomplished work up to that point as a songwriter.

In 2000, Ford was invited to tour with Phil Lesh and Friends on a co-bill with Bob Dylan, reuniting him with Billy Paine and Paul Barrere of Little Feat, as well as drummer John Molo. “This experience gave me new respect for Jerry Garcia as a musician and songwriter. The songs and musical context were pure pleasure–real guitar music!” When his contract expired at Stretch/Blue Thumb, Ford signed with Concord Records, the largest independently-owned record company at the time. In 2002, he released Blue Moon, and in 2003, Keep On Running, a recording full of the 60’s blues/R&B feeling he grew up on. His third release for Concord was titled Truth and his fourth was called Soul on Ten.

During that same period, a super group — Jing Chi — came into being, founded by bassist Jimmy Haslip, with drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and Robben. They released three records, the first, self-titled (2001), followed by Jing Live (2003), and Jing Chi 3-D (2004). In 2007, Ford toured with the legendary guitarist, Larry Carlton, resulting in Live in Tokyo, and an “unplugged” DVD, The Paris Concert 2008.

In 2010, Ford and a group of musical friends who have played in different combinations and contexts over the years decided to focus on a project which became the formation of Renegade Creation, with Jimmy Haslip, Gary Novak and Michael Landau. Two records, Renegade Creation and Bullet, came out of the effort and the group toured widely to much fan appreciation. 2012 found Robben playing internationally with the Miles Davis tribute band, Miles Smiles, featuring past Miles’ alums, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Wallace Roney and Joey DeFrancesca, as well as touring with Bill Evans and Randy Brecker’s group, Soulbop.

Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group released Bringing It Back Home in February, 2013, to critical acclaim both in the U.S., Europe and Japan. This album revisits and reshapes Ford’s musical roots, with studio accompaniment from Harvey Mason, Larry Goldings, David Piltch and Stephen Baxter. In March 2014, Provogue released A Day In Nashville, a tour de force of live studio recording, accomplished literally, in just one day in Nashville.

Ford’s latest release, Into The Sun, came out in March 2105 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Blues Chart. It includes appearances by such guest artists as Warren Haynes, Keb’ Mo, Robert Randolph, ZZ Ward, Sonny Landreth and Tyler Bryant.

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Copper Country - August 30 - September 1, 2019

A Labor Day festival tradition at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, Copper Country celebrates the best of the American spirit. Incredible FREE live music and a fine arts exhibition make this the Labor Day event for the entire family.